Recent Articles
A New Drift in Spin-Based Electronics
A symmetry-breaking mechanism allows researchers to produce and observe a directed current of magnons in a magnetic insulator, opening new possibilities in magnon-based electronics. Read More »
Tiny Spheres Do the Electric Jiggle
Some micrometer-sized spheres undergo unexpected oscillations when placed in an electric field—a motion that engineers could exploit to make tiny robots. Read More »
Demonstrating Quantum Communication Under Realistic Conditions
Researchers achieve secure “real-world” quantum communication along 428 km of optical fiber, the longest terrestrial distance outside of a lab setting. Read More »
Optical Fiber Modes Resist Deformations
A machine-learning approach quickly characterizes an optical fiber, identifying transmission channels that aren’t affected by deformation. Read More »
The Smallest Quantum Computer Yet
A trapped-ion-based quantum computer that fits in two boxes, each the size of a studio apartment’s shower, can create a fully entangled 24-particle quantum state. Read More »
Pulsar Halo Hints at Slow Diffusion of Cosmic Rays
Observations made by the LHAASO gamma-ray observatory show huge differences in the rate at which charged particles propagate through the Milky Way. Read More »
Cantilever Experiments Update Description of Thermal Noise
Multiple sources of mechanical dissipation seem to explain why a cantilever subject to an extreme temperature gradient has less thermal noise than theory predicts. Read More »
When the Disorder is Just Right
A new model suggests that disorder can be a crucial ingredient for producing non-Fermi-liquid behavior in a system of interacting fermions. Read More »
Surface Effect Contributes to Small Structures’ Surprising Strength
Experiments that compress cubes containing gold nanowires suggest that a previously overlooked feature may help explain the surprising strength of tiny objects. Read More »
